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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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